Using the Assembly-Line Balancing Procedure, Which of the Following Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the eight tasks that make up the job are 7, 4, 7, 8, 9, 4, 3, and 6 minutes, and the cycle time is 8 minutes?

• A)3
• B)5
• C)6
• D)8
• E)None of these

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Definitions:

Economic Profits

Earnings that exceed the total costs of production, including both explicit and implicit costs, indicating an above-normal return on investment.

Demand Curve

A visual representation that maps out the correlation between the price level of a good and how much of it consumers are willing to purchase.

Collusion

A secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially between businesses to limit competition and raise prices.

Marginal Cost

The financial outlay involved in producing a supplementary unit of a good or service.